Dfcs training for New County Directors Workshop No. 1 Leadership Trainer’s Guide

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DFCS Training for New County Directors 
Workshop No. 1 
Leadership 
Trainer’s Guide
 
 
The Mission of the Department of Human Resources: To strengthen Georgia’s 
families by supporting their self-sufficiency and helping them protect their 
vulnerable children and adults by being a resource to their families, not a 
substitute. 
 

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Trainer’s Guide 
Table of Contents 
Table of Contents .................................................................................................. i 
Workshop Overview............................................................................................. iv 
Agenda and Delivery Time Estimates for Workshop No. 1 ................................... x 
Agenda and Delivery Time Estimates, continued ................................................ xi 
Icons Used in this Trainer’s Guide ...................................................................... xii 
IMPORTANT Trainer Information: Making Training Active ................................xiii 
What Does it Mean to be a Leader? .....................................................................1 
Introduction ...........................................................................................................2 
Welcome...............................................................................................................3 
Icebreaker Activity: Your Most Admired Leader...................................................4 
Are Leaders Born or Are They Made? ..................................................................5 
Mastery of Leadership ..........................................................................................6 
Workshop Goal & Expectations ............................................................................7 
Workshop Agenda ................................................................................................8 
Ground Rules / Housekeeping..............................................................................9 
What is Leadership? ...........................................................................................10 
One Thing is Certain ...........................................................................................11 
Leadership vs. Management...............................................................................12 
Activity: How is Management Different from Leadership?..................................13 
Remember These Key Points .............................................................................14 
Characteristics of Leaders ..................................................................................15 
What is Principle-Centered Leadership?.............................................................16 
The Goal of Principle-Centered Leadership........................................................18 
Correct Principles Are Like Compasses..............................................................19 
Tapping Into Your Potential ................................................................................20 
Inside Out Development .....................................................................................21 
Activity: How Do You Embody These Characteristics?......................................22 
We Must Become the Change We Want to See .................................................23 
Would I Follow Myself? .......................................................................................24 
Activity: Your Personal Leadership Inventory ....................................................25 
Leadership Theories and Styles .........................................................................27 
An Abundance of Theories .................................................................................28 
Leadership Style Models.....................................................................................29 
Activity: The Four Framework Approach............................................................30 
Remember This Key Point ..................................................................................31 
Power..................................................................................................................32 
Activity: Power, Influence and Principles ...........................................................33 
Activity: Have You Mastered These Ten Power Tools? .....................................34 
Power is Not an End in Itself… ...........................................................................35 
Remember This Best Practice ............................................................................36 
The Big 4—Trust, Integrity, Credibility and Ethics...............................................37 
Trust and Performance .......................................................................................38 
You May Be Deceived….....................................................................................39 
Activity: What Do You Stand For? .....................................................................40 
Workshop 1 for New County Directors
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Rev/Dec., 2006 

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